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Austria.

Republic of Austria · Vienna · 9.2M people · europe

Governmentfederal parliamentary republicLanguagesGerman (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%Area83.9K km²Sanctioned entities105Active conflicts1CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
94.2
Stable risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Austria becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Austria · 90-day event volume
70
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
HEATWAVE2026-07-222026-09-052026-10-19
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 17,761
Arms Activity
99/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 3total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
75/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: -0.66%inflation pct: 2.94%unemployment pct: 5.20%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 3negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
79/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 105is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
93/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 82literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
7Stable
Security
0Stable
Economic
15Stable
Regulatory
21Stable
Operational
4Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Europe
Rank 51 of 55
01United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
45.5
02Kingdom of Spain
52.8
03Ukraine
54.5
04Federal Republic of Germany
55.9
05French Republic
57.3
06Republic of Belarus
61.9
07Republic of Cyprus
62.5
08Italian Republic
64.3
51Republic of Austria· this country
94.2
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$534.8B
▲ $18.1B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$58.3K
▲ $1.7K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
2.9%
▼ 4.9% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
5.2%
▼ 0.1% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
9.2M
▲ 46.2K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
0.99%
▲ 0.13% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
82.0 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
94.9%
▼ 0.4% YoY
Security12 recent events · 1 conflicts · 6 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
70
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
18
High-severity events
2026-10-11
SEV 3
EU Internal Divide
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-11
SEV 4
Deportations to Afghanistan
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-10
SEV 6
Ukraine Secret Transport
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-10
SEV 4
EU Budget Negotiations
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-09
SEV 1
Diplomatic Efforts
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-09
SEV 2
Journalist Detained
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-06
SEV 3
Austrian Support
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-06
SEV 3
Austria Supports Expansion
Diplomatic Visit
Active conflicts involving Austria
World War II
War · 11147 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Cyber & Information Warfare

‘I felt disgusted’: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action

Austrian MEP Lena Schilling urges EU action after being targeted by nude deepfakes.

The GuardianAustria · Germany
Other
Freud contra los nazis
La Gaceta On Line
Other
Vorwürfe werden zurückgewiesen
NEUE Vorarlberger Tageszeitung
Other
„Raum für Geburt“ am Blasenberg
NEUE Vorarlberger Tageszeitung
Other
Lustenau gegen den Meister ohne Chance
NEUE Vorarlberger Tageszeitung
Bundesliga live: Red Bull Salzburg – SCR Altach
SN
Zu viele Ausschlüsse: Talente von Red Bull Salzburg sind Letzter der Fairplay-Tabelle
SN
Stocker und Sobotka kommen in den Pilnacek-U-Ausschuss
SN
Wirtschafts-Kommentar: Die Skination
nachrichten.at
Kanalreinigung: Altspeiseöl im Abfluss macht Mürzverband das Leben schwer
Kleine Zeitung - Nachrichten
Think tanks · this country5 articles from research institutions tracking Austria
Atlantic Council
To save its manufacturing base, Europe needs to look east
EU policymakers increasingly recognize Central and Eastern Europe's manufacturing sector as crucial for reducing Chinese dependence, yet German economic decline threatens to undermine the region's industrial capacity before credible reshoring strategies can be implemented effectively.
Sep 30, 2026
WSRW RSS FEED
Uruguayan-Austrian certification firm withdraws from Western Sahara
Uruguayan-Austrian certification firm LSQA withdrew from Western Sahara after certifying Moroccan agricultural producers in occupied territory, exposing systemic flaws in certification standards that misrepresented farm locations and potentially facilitated food fraud.
Sep 4, 2026
WSRW RSS FEED
ASC withdraws from occupied Western Sahara
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council withdrew certification from Azura Group's clam farming operations in occupied Western Sahara, declaring no future certifications will be granted there, citing UN positions on self-determination and human rights concerns in the disputed territory.
Sep 4, 2026
Atlantic Council
Looking to a decade of delivery: The Three Seas Initiative charts its course forward
The Three Seas Initiative convened its tenth anniversary summit in Dubrovnik in April 2026, attracting 1,200 participants from forty-five countries to advance Central European connectivity through energy, transport, and digital infrastructure development across the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic regions.
Jul 1, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Brussels and Baku Are Talking Again: What Next?
European Council President António Costa and Azerbaijan's leadership resumed diplomatic talks in March, negotiating a bilateral agreement and partnership priorities to strengthen energy cooperation and regional connectivity while supporting the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.
May 20, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Austria-tagged articles · last 30 days
Volker Türk
personlast · Oct 17
451
Volker Turk
personlast · Oct 17
330
Oliver Glasner
personlast · Oct 17
171
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
personlast · Oct 12
66
Aleksandar Pavlovic
personlast · Oct 18
62
Christian Stocker
personlast · Oct 10
62
David Alaba
personlast · Sep 27
57
Konrad Laimer
personlast · Oct 17
53
Freud
personlast · Sep 19
37
Theodor Herzl
personlast · Oct 12
32
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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Active conflicts
World War II100
+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

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